My Step-Daughter Shannon “let” us babysit for my granddaughter starting at 6:30 am today.  The little one is oh so cute and really easy to watch except she bosses all of us around. (it’s still adorable but ask again in a few years) She sat on my lap to watch her TV shows and had a special eyes in the back of the head sense that knew when I was trying to close my eyes….Like I said…6:30am! Her mom works and goes to school so we don’t get to see her as often as we’d like but today we got a special treat. I got a phone call later in the day asking if we’d like to go to the Chinese Buffet with them. Heck yeah, No need to ask twice. The boys had never been and I’m sure believed Chinese food only gets delivered in little white boxes. When I told Ian about it he said…Rice? As much as we can eat? Whoo Hooo!!!!! Rice? the poor boy. I have deprived him. If you haven’t been there….The Chinese Buffet is warehouse sized. There must have been at least 7 double sided buffet lines and people scampering everywhere to make sure they are well stocked including a fresh sushi bar. I told the boys to try anything and everything they ever wanted to. We had a lot of firsts on our table. Hayden ate lots of crab legs, and Caleb finally tried sushi (hated the sticky rice..ended up trying to flick it off his fingers like a….well…like a….he said booger   ewww I know but it was funny). Ian, well, Ian came back with something different every time. No food was wasted as they ate like they had been starving. One of my highlights was when they kept sneaking back to the table with a fortune cookie…They really thought they were sneaking…I had to remind them it was part of the buffet and paid for….The floodgates were open on the fortunes after that!  The night began with rubbing Buddha’s belly for luck and ended with wishes in the koi pond. We had a great time and they have declared this their new favorite restaurant.  One more new experience down…a million and two to go!